Our
Approach
Dorothy
House is a charity, founded on Christian principles of
care. All our services in the community and the hospice
are provided free of charge and with equal access to all.
Our aim is to offer physical, psychological, social and
spiritual care to patients and their families facing life
threatening illness, death or bereavement, who have specific
problems which need our specialist skills. In partnership
with all others involved, we focus on quality of life,
respecting the uniqueness of each person and their family.
We seek to promote the development of palliative care
through education of others and research.
To
the best of our ability to strive:
- For
the highest quality in all we do, to enable the best
patient and family care.
- To
recognise the commitment to staff and volunteers through
support, education and development.
- To
respect each person as an individual.
- For
effective, open and sensitive communication.
- For
effective teamwork and collaboration.
- To
share knowledge.
- To
review and evaluate all our services.